The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-06-10
PREPARATIONS ) laa Tine 41n OF IulY.

MT. MeTTlli, Cultel SlatcS MIuIStcT
Resident, about 30 or 50 Americans
assembled at the Hawaiian Hotel
last evening. At o'clock the as
sembly took possession of the pri-
vate dining room, where chairs and
tables were arranged for a meeting.
When all were seated, MIR. Merrill
stated that the object of the meet
ing was to make arrangements for
the celebration of Fourth Of July,
and the first thing to be done was TO
name chairman. MIR. j. A. Hop
per was nominated and unanimously
elected Chairman. Mr.. Hop
per took the chair. Mr.. +. X.
Hendry was elected Secretary.
Mr.. p. G. Jones moved that
committee of 21 be appointed to ar
range q programme, which was car
ried, and the following committee
was appointed p. G. Jones, H.
Gum, Z. d. Tenney, G. w. Smith,
DIR. A. McWayne, E. r. Hendry,
C. H. Eldredge, A. w. Richardson,
II. NJ. Whitney, Jr., G. +. Howe,
r. ]. Greene, H. f. Lewis, Z. H.
Burrell, N. E. Gedge, Hamilton
Johnson, J. H. Patty, Z. F. Bishop,
A. j. Cartwright, II. +. Hebbard,
L. G. Porter, j. A. Hopper, and
W. G. Wilder.
Mr.. p. G. Jones objected to serv-
ing ON the committee on the grounds
of his not being so young as some
others; but he was promptly stamp
ed down, and forced to serve.
Col. u. S. Spaulding, taking the
floor, said that it was 10 years since
he had the pleasure Of being in
a Fourth of July meeting, and be-
fore signing the subscription list he
would like to make few remarks
on the celebration of the Fourth.
Make this years celebration the
grandest of all, continued the Colo
mel, make plenty Of noise. The
only way to have good Fourth of
July is to get good subscription
listy and so saying he tossed down
slOV in ten dollar gold pieces.
lhe Chairman-would anybody
else like to make few remarks?
Mr.. A. j. Cartwrlght-I will du-
plicate Mr.. Spaulding's gift.
Mr.. Atherton-l will give
hundred. Then came short silence.
Mr.. p. G. Jones-I will give 500
If you will, Mr.. Hopper.
Mr.. Hopper will.
Mr.. Jones-We will have an
American Fourth this time, and il
anybody has anything to say then
say it.
Mr.. Merrill-1'll go $50.
Mr.. Putnam-So will I.
Then others were invited to sign
the subscription list for what they
could afford.
Mr.. Spaulding-Before leaving
you gentlemen, let me tender the
use of my horses, if the committee
wants races at the Park on the
Fourth, and permit me to make a
few suggestions: make plenty Of
noise; explode bombs; get out
Waterhouse's guns to assist in maxi
ing great noise; make a big
racket for the big boys, as. MIR.
Jones will take care of the children
and the lemonade basket.
The meeting then adjourned.
COMMITTEE MEETING.
The members of the committee of
81 who were present then called a
meeting.
MIR. A. j. Cartwright war elected
Chairman of the Committee and Mr..
L. c. Porter secretary; Mr.. E. r.
Hendry acting secretary pro tenn.
A salute of Is guns in the morn
ing, SO at noon and l3 in the even
ing was agreed upon; as was also a
picnic, with literary exercises and q
grand ball.
The subcommittee were appoint
ed as follows:
FINANCE.
7. G. Porter, e. H. Eldredge, A.
w. Richardson, +. D. Tenney, and
E. +. Bishop.
| SALUTE.
A. ]. Cartwright, p. z. Jones,
and II. F. Hebbard.
EXERCISES.
r. j. Greene, j. II. Patty, E. D.
Tenney, 7. c. Porter, and G.. f.
Howe.
PICNIC AND SPORTS.
c. H. Eldredge, DR.. A. Nc.
Wayne, H. NJ. Whitney Jr., j. A.
Hopper, G. w. Smith, f. ID. Ten.
ney, Hamilton Johnson, w. C.
Wilder, 4. F. Bishop, and H. F.
Lewis.
DR.: A. Mcwayne, f. d. Tenney
N. E. Gedge, G. w. Smith, f. r.
Hendry, H. Gum, and +. F
Bishop.
Mr.. Q. I. Tewksbury was APP
pointed committee of one to can
vass the shipping for subscriptions
PRINTING.
E. II. Burrell, T. g. Porter, ant
+. r. Hendry.
The committees will meet agar
at the Hotel next Thursday night.
About 5000 was raised during
the meeting.
Tine cAlInAllR.HAhlAMR RACE.